CVE-2026-42264
Publication date 8 May 2026
Last updated 14 August 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
Axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. From version 1.0.0 to before version 1.15.2, fFive config properties (auth, baseURL, socketPath, beforeRedirect, and insecureHTTPParser) in the HTTP adapter are read via direct property access without hasOwnProperty guards, making them exploitable as prototype pollution gadgets. When Object.prototype is polluted by another dependency in the same process, axios silently picks up these polluted values on every outbound HTTP request. This issue has been patched in version 1.15.2.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| node-axios | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Fixed 1.13.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 1.6.8+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
7.4 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-8638-1
- Axios vulnerabilities
- 13 August 2026
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42264
- https://github.com/axios/axios/security/advisories/GHSA-q8qp-cvcw-x6jj
- https://github.com/axios/axios/pull/10779
- https://github.com/axios/axios/commit/47915144662f2733e6c051bdcb895a8c8f0586aa (v1.15.2)
- https://github.com/axios/axios/commit/47915144662f2733e6c051bdcb895a8c8f0586aa
- https://github.com/axios/axios/releases/tag/v1.15.2